Shoe polisher



June 23, 1925. 1,542,925

. H. M. wAMBoLD SHOE POLISHER Filed MaICh 8, 1924 @Ik l'l l www? Patented .lune 23, 1,925.

UNITED STATES HAROLD M. WAIBOLD, 0F JEBMYN, PENNSYLVNIL SHOE POLISHER Appucatm medman s, meu.v serial No. 697,758.

,Polishers, of whichthe ollowing is a specication.

This invention relates to an improved shoe polisher and seeks, among other objects, to provide a deviceL of this vcharacter embodying a friction polishing member, a cleanin brush, a dauber, and a tube of polish, an

wherein the several elements of the device' are assembled in a single unit.

The invention seeks, as a further object,

to provide a device wherein the tube of polish will behoused and protected and wherein the casing housing the tube will form a handle or back for t e polishing member.

The invention seeks, as another object, to rovide novel means for feeding the polish rom the tube to the dauber so that, in the use of the device, it will be unnecessary to soil the hands in order to apply the polish. A still further object of the invention is to provide a device wherein the cleaning brush will be mounted upon the cover ofthe casing so that by removing the cover, the cover may be employed as a handle for the brush.

And the invention seeks, asa still further object, to provide a device which will be characterized by structural simplicity and which may bel manufactured and sold at moderate cost.

Other and incidental objects will appear hereinafter. i In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved polisher'.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken medially through the device.

Figure ,3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, looking inthe" direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 isa detail sectional view on the line 4--4 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows, and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view particularly` Y showing1 '-how the rack barsemployed are mounte v In carrying the invention into effect, I employ a casing comprising an oblong bod member 10 and rising from the bottom wa of said member at the ends thereof are thickened end walls or blocks indicated for conveniencel at 11 and 12 res ectively.

These blocks are formed with roun ed lower corners mergin into the flat face of the bottom wall an overlying the bottom wall as well as said blocks, is an appropriate pad 13. Overlying the pad is a friction polishing member 14 preferably formed from a strip of lambs wool tacked or otherwise secured at its end to the end blocks, the fastening devices for the polishing member also serving to secure the pad. As best brought out in Figure 1 of the drawings, the block 11 is cut away at the sides thereof to form vertical shoulders 15 while the bottom wall of the body member is cut away at its side margins to form longitudinally directed iianges 16 extending rearwardly from the lower ends of said shoulders, and notched to rest upon said flanges are the side walls 17 of the casing, the forward end edges of which side walls abut the shoulders 15 while the rear ends of the side walls lie flat against the side faces of the block 12. These side walls may be tacked or otherwise secured to the end blocks and at their upper margins are grooved to slidably receive a cover 18 for the casing. As brought out in Figure 2, the block 11 is notched to accommodate the forward end of the cover while the rear end of the cover overlies the block 12 and appropriately secured to the block 11 is a spring catch 19 overhanging the cover and provided at its free end with a flange 20 to engage in a transverse groove in the cover for normally holding the cover closed. Struck from the catch is an upstanding thumb lug 21 which may be grasped for flexing the free end of the catch upwardly to release the cover so that the cover may be readily withdrawn, and embedded in orotherwise secured to the cover at its rear end is`a cleaning brush 22. Thus, as will be seen, after the cover has been removed, the cover may be employed as a handle for the brush, so that the brush may be readily manipulated for brushing olf a pair of shoes preparatory` to the polishing operation.

Screwed into the block 11 at the upper end thereof is a dauber head 23 to'which is appropriately secured a Adauber 24 which may also be formed from a piece of lambs wool, and screwed upon the head to normally enclose the dauber is a cap 25. Fixed in the head to extend axially therethrou his a discharge pipe 26, at the outer en of which zontally within the casing and at its adjacent end is equipped with a coupling collar 27 swiveled upon the pipe. Upstanding from the bottom wall of/the body member at opposite sides of said collar are spaced stop lugs 28.

As best brought out in Figures 3 and 5 of the drawings, the side walls 17 of the casing are thickened to form ledges or cleats 29 extending at the inner sides of said walls throuhout the major portion of the length thereof. These cleats are disposed to seat against the bottom wall of the body member and resting upon the cleats are companion rack bars 30. As shown in detail in Figure 5, the rack bars project beyond the ends of the cleats and formed in the blocks 11 and 12 to accommodate the ends of the bars are notches 31. Thus, the ends of the rack bars will be confined in said notches by the side walls 17 for securing the bars in position, and formed in said side walls infva plane close to the upper edges of the bars are longitudinally extending slots 32. Extending freely through said slots is a shaft 33'equ1pped at one end with a knob 34 and fixed upon'the shaft to roll along the rack bars 30 are pinions 35, supporting the shaft. Abutting said pinions are circular end plates 36 and formed in the shaft between said platesis a slot 37. In conjunction with the pipe $26 and shaft 33v I employ a collapsible tube of polish 38 on which tube is formed the usual discharge nipple 39. As brought out in Figure 2, one end of the tube isU inserted through the slot 37 of the shaft 33 while the collar 27 of the pipe 26 is threaded over the nipple 39 for connecting the tube with the discharge pipe. As brought out in Figure 4, the tube will thus be supported to abut the stop lugs 28 which will serve to relieve the discharge pipe 26 of any forward thrust on the tube. Accordingly, by turning the knob 34, the pinions 35 will roll along the rack bars 30 for winding the tube upon the shaft and forcing the polish from the tube through the pipe 26 to the dauber 24. By removing the cover 18, the tube may be readily inserted or removed, so that when the polish in one tubo becomes exhausted, a new tube may be easily substituted therefor.

As will now be seen in view of the foregoing, the device may be grasped and, if

it'is not desired to remove the cover 18 andA use the brush 22 separately, the entire device may be manipulated for conveniently directing the brush and brushing 0H the shoes. By then removing the cap 25 and slightly turning the knob 34, a fresh supply of polish. may be fed to the dauber 24, when the 'the casing, a dauber carried by device may be manipulated forv applying the polish to the shoes and in this connection it will be noted that the plates 36 will, as the tube 38 is collapsed, prevent possible bulging or shifting of the tube against the pinions 35 to interfere with the proper o eration thereof. Having applied the polis the cap 25 may be again arranged upon the dauber head, when the device may be grasped and operated for rubbing the o1- ishing member 14 over the shoes for pollshing the shoes. I accordingly, provide a particularly effective device for the purpose set forth and since all of the elements of the device are assembled in a single unit, the device will prove particularly convenient in practical use. i

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. In a shoe polisher, `the combination of a casing to receive a container of polish, a dauber mounted upon the casing, spaced top lugs forming abutments to receive the forward thrust of the container, means for cohveying polish from said container'to the dauber, and means to coact. with said container for feeding polish to the dauber.

2. In a shoe polisher, a casing to receive a tube of shoe polish, a dauber carried by the casing, means for conveying polish from the tube to the dauber, companion rack bars upon the casing, a shaft slotted to receive one end of the tube and provided with pinions to roll along said rack bars whereby the shaft may be turned for collapsing the tube and feeding the polish to the dauber, and plates mounted on .the shaft on opposite sides of the tube for preventing lateral spreading of said tube.

3. In a shoe polisher, a body member, side walls carried thereby to form a casing forreceiving a tube of polish, spaced lugs forming abutments to receive the forward thrust of the tube, a dauber carried by the casing, means for conveying polish from the tube to the dauber, rack bars secured in enga ement with the body member by said side walls, the side walls being provided adjacent said rack bars with slots, a shaft extending through said slots and slotted to receive one endof the tube, pinions carriedA by the shaft to roll along said rack bars whereby the shaft maybe turned forcollapsing the tube and feeding polish to the dauber, and plates carried .by the shaft and disposed on opposite sides of the tube for preventing lateral spreading thereof.

4. In a shoe polisher, a casing,'a cover' for the casing and provided with a discharge passage opening through the top thereof, a collapsible polish-containing tube disposed within the casing, means for feeding the polish from said tube into the-discharge passage of the dauber, means for preventing lateral spreading of the tube, and means for receiving of .the shaft being formed with a linger the end thrust of the tube. piece and the central portion thereof pro- 5.In a shoe polisher, a casing, a dauber vided with a slot adapted to receive the 15 disposed at one'end ofthe casing and proadjacent end of the tube, spaced lugs disv vided with a discharge passage opening posed Within the casing and forming abutthrough the top thereof, a removable cover ments to receive the forward thrust of the plate forming a closure for the casing, a tube, and spaced plates .carried by the shaft collapsible polish tube disposed Within the and disposed on opposite sides of the tube 29 casing, rack bars secured to the side walls for limiting the lateral spreading movement of the casing, a shaft extending through the thereof. side Walls of the casing and provided with In testimony whereof I aiix my signature. pinions meshing with the rack bars, one end HAROLD MgWAMBOLD. [11. s.] 

